Description
MONAI before 1.6.0 contains an unsafe deserialization vulnerability in the NumpyReader class that unconditionally uses numpy.load with allow_pickle=True when loading .npy and .npz files. Attackers can craft malicious .npy files with pickle payloads that execute arbitrary code when loaded through MONAI's standard data pipeline.
Affected products
project-monai: monai
References3
- github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/security/advisories/GHSA-wg9g-w2… ExploitVendor Advisory
- github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/security/advisories/GHSA-wg9g-w2… ExploitVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/monai-before-1.6.0-remote-code-exe… Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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8.5
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 10 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-502
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